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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she spoke with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and acknowledged that they hold "very different viewpoints" on the shooting that killed a 37-year-old woman.
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The New Mexico Department of Health is maintaining its full childhood vaccinations, saying new federal guidance that reduces the number of vaccines recommended is not based on scientific data. -
Nick Seibel, publisher and editor of the Silver City Daily Press, covers top stories each week on the Silver City Report. -
Dozens of people gathered at Albert Johnson Park to protest U.S. action against Venezuela. -
Thomas Hart, assistant professor of anthropology at New Mexico State University, examines the origins of food in the ancient Southwest and neighboring regions. He spoke to Scott Brocato about his upcoming presentation at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. -
Las Cruces City Council held their first meeting of the new year. The meeting, which is the first for the new group of councilors, saw new resolutions and a new mayor pro tem.
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A new ordinance to take effect in 2027 will increase the city’s minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 and tie future increases to rental costs. -
While decades old, unrestricted readers are now enhanced by artificial intelligence and data integration, which can be used by public law enforcement and private entities. -
The Environmental Protection Agency says its proposed rule change would align with the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sackett vs the EPA. -
North Texas (12-2) quarterback Drew Mestemaker was 27 of 47 passing for 250 yards and three TDs to help the Mean Green to a school record for wins.
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If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress. -
While the three-year extension for Affordable Care Act subsidies is expected to pass the House, it may not go far in the Senate. But a bipartisan group of senators say they are close on a compromise. -
Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting outside a Salt Lake City church Wednesday night while mourners were attending a memorial service inside, police said. -
More than 1,000 stranded passengers spent the night at Amsterdam's international airport as snow and ice that is pummeling parts of Europe grounded hundreds of flights. -
President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call and he'd even invited the leader of the South American country to the White House.
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